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  1. Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum: Delivering the political declaration through collaboration and action
  1. ILO at the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025

ILO at the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025

Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum: Delivering the political declaration through collaboration and action

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5 November 2025
09:30 - 12:30 GMT+1 (Europe/Zurich)
Doha
Inaugural Forum of the Global Coalition for Social Justice
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Partners of the Global Coalition for Social Justice will present tangible results and new commitments advancing social justice at a Special Event co-convened by the State of Qatar, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Swiss Confederation and the International Labour Organization (ILO), and during the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2).

The high-level Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum will convene Heads of State and Government, social partners and senior officials from Coalition partner organizations to showcase and accelerate national and collective efforts to implement the Doha’s Political Declaration on Social Development. The Forum will also underline the role of the Coalition as a platform for mobilizing coordinated, multi-stakeholder action that places decent work and social justice at the core of sustainable development.

Chaired by the ILO Director General, this high-level event will feature high-level addresses, a panel discussion bringing together leaders from governments and social partners to explore how collective engagement drives meaningful impact, and spotlight sessions showcasing partners’ contributions under the Coalition’s key interventions - highlighting concrete initiatives, partnerships, and policy pathways to deliver on the commitments of the Political Declaration. 

Opening session

Annalena Baerbock
Annalena Baerbock
President, 80th UN General Assembly
Ali Bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri
Ali Bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri
Minister of Labour, Qatar

Panel discussion

Wellington Dias
Wellington Dias
Minister of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger, Brazil
Valérie Berset Bircher
Valérie Berset Bircher
State Secretary, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Switzerland
Luc Triangle
Luc Triangle
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Roberto Suárez Santos
Roberto Suárez Santos
Secretary-General, International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Spotlight sessions

Fillemon Wise Immanuel
Fillemon Wise Immanuel
Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Namibia
Vedat Işıkhan
Vedat Işıkhan
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Türkiye
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Minister of Social Security, Finland
Mansukh Mandaviya
Mansukh Mandaviya
Minister of Labour and Employment, India
Warren M. Miclat
Warren M. Miclat
Undersecretary, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines
Roxana Mînzatu
Roxana Mînzatu
Executive Vice-President – Social Rights & Skills , European Commission
Antonio Sanguino Páez
Antonio Sanguino Páez
Minister of Labour, Colombia
Mariëlle Paul
Mariëlle Paul
Minister Social Affairs and Employment, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Amitabh Behar
Amitabh Behar
Executive Director, Oxfam International
Nada Al-Nashif
Nada Al-Nashif
Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Closing session

 Li Junhua
Li Junhua
Secretary-General of the Conference and UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic Affairs, United Nations (UN)
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Event details

Date

5 November 2025
09:30 - 12:30 GMT+1

Location

Room 106, Qatar National Convention Center, Doha, Qatar

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